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E. W. FISH.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

No. 451,606. Patented May 5,1891.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

No. 451,606. Patented May 5, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

EVERETT \V. FISH, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,606, dated May 5, 1891.

Application filed $eptemher 30,1890. Serial No. 366,664. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT V. FISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Addressing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of mailing or addressing machines in which the addresses that are to be affixed to newspapers or parcels are printed upon a strip of paper which is coiled upon a roller or cylinder in the machine, which latter is manipulated to feed the said printed slip forward for a suitable distance at each operation, said slip being provided with paste or mucilage, severed and stamped upon or affixed to the newspaper or parcel automatically by such operation.

The present invention has for its obj ect to construct a machine of this class which shall be simple, durable, and efficient in operation; and it consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an addressing-machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a ver; tical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5 5 in Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

1 designates a box or casing having an upwardly-extending tube or cylinder 2, the upper end of which is provided with a screw cover or plug The box 1 is provided with an interiorly-arranged apron or partition 4, in rear of which is the compartment 5, which communicates with the tube 2, and which constitutes a receptacle for paste which is supplied through the said tube.

6 designates a roller or cylinder which is journaled in the lower part of the box or casing 1, and the upper edge of which bears against the lower edge of the apron 4. The cylinder 6 is provided with a series of annular grooves 7. The shaft 8, upon which the cylinder 6 is mounted, is extended through one side of the box or casing, and is provided with spur-wheels 0 and 10,- the former of which is fixed upon the shaft, while the latter is mounted loosely thereon. To the outer side of the spur-wheel 10 is pivoted a springactuated pawl 11, which engages a ratchetwheel 12, secured upon the shaft 8, adjacent to the spur-wheel 10. lt follows that when the latter is actuated iii one direction it will rotate freely upon the shaft 8, while the pawl 11 will slip over the teeth of the ratchet-Wheel 12. hen the direction of rotation is reversed, the pawl 11 will engage the teeth of ratchet wheel 12, and the spur-wheel 10 will revolve with the axle or shaft 8.

A pair of rollers 13 13 are arranged in front of the shaft 8, and the shafts 14 let of said rollers are extended through one side of the box or casing and are provided with pinions 15, meshing with each other. One of said pinions also meshes with the spur-wheel 9 upon the shaft 8. It will thus be seen that when the latter is rotated a rotary motion is communicated to the shafts carrying the rollers 13 and 13*, which will thus be operated to feed in a forward direction the strip of paper which passes between them, and which is held by the roller 13 in contact with the pasting-roller 6. Said strip, which is designated by 10, is coiled upon a roller 17, which is journaled in the sides of the box or casing 1. The latter is provided with an opening 18, through which the said roller may be introduced, and one of the bearings of said roller is formed in a hinge-plate 19, which is retained in position for operation by a spring 20. By this construction it will be seen that the roller 17 may be conveniently removed whenever desired for the purpose of winding or coiling the printed slip thereon.

21 designates a tube which forms the handle of the machine, and which is mounted to slide vertically upon the tube 2, which extends upwardly from the casing l. A spring 22, which is coiled within the tube 21 between the latter and the tube 2, serves to force the said tube 21 withits attachments normally in an upward direction. The lower end of the tube 21 has a plate 23, to the front edge of which are attached the downwardly-extending arms 24, the lower ends of which are connectcd by a knife or cutter 25, to the front side of which is attached the prcssenfoot 2 .3. The knife coacts with a knife 27, which is suitably scoured at the lower front edge of the box or casing 1. The latter is also provided with guides 28 to form bearings for the knife or cutter 25, said guides being in the nature of strips or slats secured vertically to the front edges of the box or casing.

10 Suitably mounted in bearings 29, attached to one side of the box or casing, is a vertically-sliding rod 30, which is provided with a rack-bar 31, that engages the spur-wheel 10. The bar 30 is normally forced in an upward I5 direction by a suitably-arranged spring 32, and it is provided with adjustable collars 33, arranged, respectively, above and below the plate 23, attached to the lower end of the handle 21. It will thus be seen that when the latter is depressed the rack-bar 31 will actuate the spur-wheel 10, which latter on the downward movement of the handle revolves freely upon its shaft 8, while on the upward movement of the handle the shaft 8, 25 by the pawl-and-ratchet mechanism hereinbefore described,is caused to rotate, thus rotating the rollers 13 and feeding the printed slip in a forward direction between the said rollers. The distance to which the printed slip is fed forward is regulated by the position of the collars 33 upon the bar 30, said collars being so adjusted as to cause the rollers actuated by the rack-bar to be rotated to any desired extent.

3-]: designates a spring-actuated yoke which is suitably secured to the box or casing, and which presses against the printed slip rolled orcoiled upon the roller 17 for the purpose of keeping the said slip smooth and even and preventingitfrom uncoilingtoo rapidly. Arod is adjusted transversely through the sides of thecasing, between and in front of the rollers 13, and directly above the printed slip that projects between the said rollers for the purpose of keeping the said slip in proper position to be operated upon by the knife and the presser-foot.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation of my invention and its advantages will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

The machine may be operated by hand or by any suitable mechanism. The strip or 55 slip of paper upon which the addresses are printed is coiled upon the roller 17 and passed under the spring-actuated yoke 34: and between the rollers 13. The collars 33 upon the bar 32 are so adjusted as to feed the said slip in a forward direction for a suitable distance at each operation of the machine. When the handle 21 is depressed, the machine having been previously placed upon the newspaper or parcel which is to be ad- 6 5 dressed, the knife or cutter 25 severs the projecting portion of the strip 16, the back of which has been supplied with paste or inucilage from the roller 6, the grooves 7 of which serve to carry the paste in a forward direction from the receptacle 5. The slip having 7c been severed, the presser-foot 20 serves to affix it to the newspaper or parcel. hen pressure upon the handle 21 is removed, the spring 22 serves to force the latter with its attachments in an upward direction, and the rack-bar 31 serves to rotate the shaft 8, carrying the roller 6 and the rollers 13, between which the printed slip is thus fed forwardly a suitable distance for a repetition of the operation.

The spring 22 may, if desired,be dispensed with, the weight of the body or casing of the machine being probably sufficient to enable the device to be manipulated without the assistance of said spring.

An apron or partition l6, supplemental to the partition 4, is arranged above the roller 13, which latter, like the roller 6, is provided with annular grooves 47. Fingers -l8 at the edges of said aprons are extended into the grooves 7 and I7, which are thus kept free from excessive quantities of paste. At the same time the roller 13 will not be prevented from co-operating with roller 13- to feed the strip 16 in a forward direction, as above de- 5 scribed.

I have in the foregoing described what I consider to be a simple and convenient form of my improved addressing-machine; but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination, with the casing having apron or partition at, on one side of which is the paste-reservoir 5, and side opening 18 on the other side of said apron, of the hinged arm 19, adapted to extend across the said opening, the supply-roller having bearings in said arm and in the opposite side of the easing, and the retainingspring 20, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an addressing-machine, the combination of the casing, the feed-rollers journaled in the same and having pinions meshing with each other, the paste-rollerhavinga fixed spur-wheel meshing with the pinion of one of the feed-rollers, a loose spur-wheel having a spring-actuated pawl and a ratchet-wheel engaged by said pawl, the vertically-movable handle having a lateral plate at its lower end, and a vertically-sliding bar mounted upon the casing and having a rack-bar engaging the loose spur-wheel upon the shaftof the pasteroller, and adjustable collars arranged above and below the lateral plate of the handle and engaged by the latter, substantially as set forth.

In an addressirig-machine, the combination of a casing having a paste-reservoir and an upwardly-extendin g su 'vply-tube, an apron IIC or partition in said casing separating the paste-reservoir from the adjacent compartment and provided with fingers at its lower edge, the reel or supply-roller and the feed mechanism mounted in the latter compartment, and a pasting-roller having annular grooves to receive the fingers of said apron, substantially as set forth.

4. In an addressing-machine, the combina tion of a casing having a paste-reservoir and an upwardly-extendin g supply-tube, an apron or partition within the same having fingers at its lower edge, an annularly-grooved pasting-roller, the feed-rollers 13 and 13, the former of which is annularly grooved, and the supplemental apron or partitition 46, having fingers extended into the grooves of the feedroller 13, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In an addressingmachine, the casing having the paste-reservoir 5 and upwardlyextending supply-tube 2, combined with the tube 21, sliding over the tube 2 and springact-uated, as described, said tube 21 serving as a handle, the apron or partition 4 Within the casing and communicating with the bottom of the tube, and the pasting-rollers and feed mechanism arranged Within the casing 011 the side of the apron or partition 4 opposite to the paste-reservoir, substantially as described.

0. In an addressing-machine, the casing having the paste-reservoir 5 and upwardly extending supply-tube 2,combined with the tube 21, sliding over the tube 2 and springactuated, as described, said tube 21 serving as a handle, the apron or partition 4 Within the casing and communicating with the bottom of the tube, the supplemental apron 46, and the rollers 7 and 13, the apron4 terminating above the roller 7 and the apron 46 lying above the roller 13, substantially as described.

7. In an addressing-machine, the casing having the paste-reservoir 5 and upwardlyextending supply-tube 2, combined with the tube 21, sliding over the tube 2 and springactuated, as described, said tube 21 serving as a handle, the apron or partition 4 Within the casing and communicating with the bottom of the tube, the supplemental apron 46, and the rollers 7 and 13, the apron 4 terminating above the roller 7, and the apron 46 lying above the roller 13, and both the rollers 7 and 13 each provided with annular grooves, and the aprons each having fingers 4S, corresponding with the grooves, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EVERETT IV. FISH.

\Vitnesses:

O. C. GREGG, CHARLES H. Govn. 

